April 28 (Reuters) - Strong results from Facebook and a
flurry of dealmaking helped U.S. stocks pare early losses caused
by a surprising decision by the Bank of Japan to hold off from
expanding monetary stimulus.

Facebook jumped as much as 10.9 percent to a record
of $120.79, a day after the company reported a 50 percent rise
in revenue. The stock provided the biggest boost to the S&P 500
and the Nasdaq.

St. Jude Medical soared 25.1 percent to $77.47 after
Abbott Laboratories said it agreed to buy the medical
device maker for $25 billion. Abbott was down 7.3 percent at
$40.66.

DreamWorks Animation was up 24.2 percent at $39.99,
after Comcast said it will buy the company for $3.8
billion. Comcast was up 0.8 percent at $61.84.
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